PayPal
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PayPal is an online payments and money transfer service that allows you to send money via email, phone, text message or Skype. They offer products to both individuals and businesses alike, including online vendors, auction sites and corporate users. PayPal connects effortlessly to bank accounts and credit cards. PayPal Mobile is one of PayPal’s newest products. It allows you to send payments by text message or by using PayPal’s mobile browser.
PayPal is a tool in the Payments category of a tech stack.
Key Features
2.9% + $0.30 or less- With our flat, transparent pricing, you’ll never be surprised by hidden or variable fees. We also offer discounted rates when you sell a lot, or when you use our card reader.Keeping every seller secure- If you’re sent an unauthorized payment, or a buyer claims they never received an item, our Seller Protection covers you for the full amount of the eligible payment.Easy for them, easy for you- With just a few clicks, you can get paid by debit card, credit card, or a PayPal transfer. All someone needs to start buying from you is your e-mail address or mobile number.Adaptive Payments- The Adaptive Payments API allows merchants and developers to pay almost anyone and set up automated payments.Express Checkout- Express Checkout allows merchants and developers to minimize the number of steps customers must complete when they checkout.PayPal Payments Advanced- PayPal Payments Advanced allows merchants to enable their online stores to collect payment directly via credit card or via PayPal Express Checkout.
PayPal Pros & Cons
Pros of PayPal
- ✓Most known service
- ✓Consumers know it
- ✓It's available for many countries
- ✓Easy
- ✓Best way to get paid outside US
- ✓Most widely used payment processor
- ✓Express Checkout
- ✓Consumers trust it
- ✓Flexible and secure
- ✓Digital Goods for Express Checkout
Cons of PayPal
- ✗Harder to get started with
- ✗Less countries supported
- ✗Not well written recurring payment api
PayPal Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to PayPal?
Stripe
Stripe makes it easy for developers to accept credit cards on the web.
Braintree
Braintree replaces traditional payment gateways and merchant accounts. From one touch payments, to mobile SDKs and international sales, we provide everything you need to start accepting payments today.
Adyen
A payments technology company that provides a single global platform to accept payments anywhere in the world. Businesses can process payments across online, mobile and in-store (POS) with over 250 payment methods and 187 currencies.
Recurly
Recurly is the leading pay-as-you-go recurring billing service because setup is easy, integrations are quick, and our service grows with the needs of your business.
